Welcome letter writing enthusiasts and those new and/or rediscovering the joys of letter writing. We celebrate letter writing here!

AnchoredScraps letter writing blog encourages old-style correspondence through handwritten letters between kindred souls since 2015

Whether the topic focuses on buying your first fountain pen, downloading a printable for jotting down a few whimsical sentiments, sending a post card, dusting off your typewriter, the joys of selecting vintage or new postage to our envelope cachets, adding to our stationery stash, or simply hand-writing a letter – it’s all fun and part of the journey with a blog post by Helen Rittersporn. 

Here you will find ongoing encouragement to regularly carve out a few precious moments to connect with others via “old” styles of correspondence, specifically in letter writing. 

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Harry Potter DIY Hogwarts Acceptance Letter
Helen Rittersporn

Harry Potter DIY Hogwarts Acceptance Letter

On this Saturday morning we have a Harry Potter DIY Hogwarts Acceptance Letter project to have some fun creating! I’ve also included a Linn’s Stamps News article from last month about the Harry Potter stamps – “Inspector General report accuses USPS of selling stamps to

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Postcard Advertising Cold Sassy Tree
Helen Rittersporn

Postcard Advertising Cold Sassy Tree

With it being the middle of the summer today’s blogpost is about this Postcard Advertising Cold Sassy Tree.  The historical novel was written by Olive Ann Burns in 1984. Earlier this week it was the late Author’s birthday, July 17, 1924. Over at West Station Antiques &

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Register and Vote commemorative 1968 stamp
Helen Rittersporn

Register and Vote Commemorative 1968 stamp

The Register and Vote commemorative 1968 stamp is today’s Thursday blog post.   What a fast paced week it has already been! Today’s blog post is shorter than usual given how busy it is IRL (In Real Life) as the expression goes.  You may have noticed

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Leroy Anderson's The Typewriter
Helen Rittersporn

Leroy Anderson’s The Typewriter

Hearing the sounds of a symphony playing Leroy Anderson’s The Typewriter is a great way to kick off the day! Today I’m combining hearing the sounds of “The Typewriter” in symphony with a bit of humor while reminding ourselves to get to the dentist for regular

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Laura Ingalls Wilder Selected Letters Cover
Helen Rittersporn

Laura Ingalls Wilder Selected Letters

Today’s blog post is about the new book that came out in March this year covering Laura Ingalls Wilder Selected Letters. It was interesting to read elsewhere that the illustrator for the “Little House” books – Garth Williams was the same classic artist for

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Well Appointed Desk
Helen Rittersporn

The Well Appointed Desk Par Avion stamp

Love, Love, Love this Par Avion Stamp from the Well Appointed Desk website! I’m delighted to have it confirmed to me that the unique letter writing themed rubber stamps at The Well-Appointed Desk have been restocked!  They are no longer on back order! Today’s

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DIY Stationery Letter Writing Tutorial
Helen Rittersporn

DIY Stationery Letter Writing Tutorial

The Trimcraft DIY Stationery Letter Writing Tutorial offers a Free Printable Template. Happy Sunday! If you find yourself today with rain and wanting something to do inside then this free project may be just the answer. The tutorial shows “how to craft a letter writing

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Pokémon Go Fountain Pens & Miami Pen Show
Helen Rittersporn

Pokémon GO Fountain Pens & Miami Pen Show

On this Saturday morning it is Pokémon GO Fountain Pens, Miami Pen Show 2016, and yes – a YouTube on How to Play Pokémon Go! I’ve even found details on the app’s fix for the Google account scope privacy issue so “instead of potentially tapping

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